# Accident 19890304052619A: Beech 95B55, St Marys Island, GA, March 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: St Marys Island, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9299Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9299Q-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,181 total, 187 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890304052619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW INTO TREES EN ROUTE IN AREA OF DENSE FOG AND ZERO CEILING. BURNED AFTER HITTING A HOUSE. NO MEL OR IFR RATINGS

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA095), Mar 4, 1989: Beech 95-B55 (N9299Q), St Marys Island, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUED INTO IMC CONDITIONS WHERE HE COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## Other reports on N9299Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19761006033209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761006033209A), Oct 6, 1976: Beech 95B55 (N9299Q), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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